On 17 February 2005, Vopak Horizon Fujairah Ltd. (VHFL) in the United Arab Emirates started operating their berths 3 and 4. These new additions will mainly serve the bunker market in Fujairah, which is one of the largest bunker markets in the world. The draft is 10 metres and the capacity for both the berths will each be 15,000 dwt max. The berths will also cater for smaller vessels calling at VHFL.

VHFL is a joint venture between the Fujairah Government (20% stake), ENOC subsidiary Horizon Terminals (30%), Vitol (10%), Kuwait’s Independent Petroleum Group IPG (10%) and Royal Vopak, which has a 30 % stake and is responsible for the daily operation and management of the terminal.

VHFL started operating in 1998 in Fujairah with a storage capacity of 500,000 cubic metres and two berths with a capacity of respectively 150,000 and 60,000 dwt. Since then, it increased storage capacity to 1.1 million cubic metres and added one Single Point Mooring (SPM) facility capable of serving vessels up to 175,000 dwt.